Tantawi Jawhari
طنطاوي جوهري
1870 CE · 1287 AH – 1940 CE · 1358 AH
An Egyptian Islamic scholar with contributions to Qur'anic commentary and the natural sciences.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · writer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Colonial Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Scripture and its sciencesAstronomy and timekeeping
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Shaykh Tantawi Jawhari, an Egyptian Islamic philosopher (1870–1940 CE), who made contributions to Qur'anic exegesis and the natural sciences 1.
His works and the details of his life need an additional source. Both dates come from a single source.
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Tantawi Jawhari”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/tantawi-jawhari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.